NRP vs FANG vs DMLP Stock Comparison

Natural Resource Partners, Diamondback Energy and Dorchester Minerals Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FANG Diamondback Energy, Inc.
$199.74 +8.1% 1M +39.5% 1Y
Market cap
$51.76B
P/E
35.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.10B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Natural Resource Partners leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Natural Resource Partners 6, Diamondback Energy 3, Dorchester Minerals 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNRPFANGDMLPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.58B $51.76B $1.35B FANG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.9x 35.3x 16.0x NRP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.9x 8.8x — NRP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -16.2% +21.4% +13.9% FANG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 53.4% 8.6% 43.9% NRP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 1.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 1.9x — NRP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.02% 0.09% DMLP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.3% +39.5% +12.3% FANG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.8%/yr +12.3%/yr +8.2%/yr NRP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.0% 32.6% 25.0% NRP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 43/100 65/100 DMLP

Percentile Scorecard

NRPFANGDMLP

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisNRPFANGDMLP
Valuation 31 #69 of 99 44 #56 of 99 25 #75 of 99
Growth 13 #85 of 97 56 #43 of 97 71 #29 of 97
Profitability 90 #10 of 95 49 #49 of 95 100 #1 of 95
Financial Health 95 #6 of 102 39 #63 of 102 99 #2 of 102
Shareholder Returns 24 #59 of 77 29 #55 of 77 30 #54 of 77
Overall 50 43 65
  • NRP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • FANG ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • DMLP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodNRPFANGDMLPSPY
1 month +4.0%+8.1%-1.0% -2.3%
3 months +18.7%+0.5%+10.3% -0.7%
6 months -3.7%-6.5%+4.1% +4.8%
Year to date +9.4%+32.9%+26.8% +10.3%
1 year +10.3%+39.5%+12.3% +10.3%
3 years +64.9%+23.2%-0.1% +73.0%
3 years, per year +18.2%+7.2%0.0% +20.1%
5 years +253.7%+78.6%+48.5% +61.9%
5 years, per year +28.8%+12.3%+8.2% +10.1%
10 years +300.2%+118.8%+90.3% +258.6%
10 years, per year +14.9%+8.1%+6.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNRPFANGDMLPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.0%32.6%25.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.7%31.9%26.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.02-0.55-0.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.491.210.49 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.9%-43.5%-40.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.9%-6.5%-7.6% -3.5%
52-week high $125.41$213.69$30.69 $779.14
52-week low $95.97$137.29$21.26 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleNRPFANGDMLP
P/E now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 11.1x 38.3xmedian 11.1x 16.2xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 1.9x 3.3xmedian 1.9x 7.2xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 5.7x 10.8xmedian 5.7x —median 5.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 9.6x 15.2xmedian 9.6x 8.9xmedian 9.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.4x 1.3xmedian 1.4x 4.6xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.91median 0.62 -1.09median 0.62 —median 0.62

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsNRPFANGDMLP
Revenue $198.28M $17.10B $192.22M
Gross profit $173.52M – –
Operating income $111.66M $1.08B –
Net income $106.70M $1.63B $90.00M
Free cash flow $159.82M $3.68B $156.70M
EPS (diluted) $7.93 $5.22 –
Cash & equivalents $30.13M $462.00M $72.50M
Total debt $27.36M $12.61B –
Shares (diluted) 13.33M 281.20M –
Enterprise value $1.45B $50.86B $1.16B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricNRPFANGDMLP
P/E 14.3x 38.3x 16.2x
P/FCF 9.5x 15.2x 8.9x
P/Operating cash flow 9.5x 5.5x 8.9x
P/S 7.6x 3.3x 7.2x
P/B 2.3x 1.3x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 1.3x 4.6x
EV/EBITDA 11.1x 10.8x –
EV/EBIT 13.5x 63.0x –
EV/Revenue 7.6x 4.0x 6.9x
EV/FCF 9.5x 18.5x 8.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.5x 6.7x 8.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.91 -1.09 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNRPFANGDMLP
Revenue growth (1Y) -16.2% 21.4% 13.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -20.2% 27.2% 7.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -17.1% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -21.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -33.8% -78.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -28.8% -39.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) -31.5% -61.4% 68.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.1% -23.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) -26.2% -60.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -15.8% -35.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -20.2% 33.8% 12.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.4% 17.2% 2.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -20.2% 143.6% 12.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.4% 32.8% 2.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNRPFANGDMLP
Gross margin 87.5% – –
EBITDA margin 68.4% 37.0% –
Operating margin 56.3% 6.3% –
Pretax margin 53.8% 10.8% –
Net margin 53.4% 8.6% 43.9%
FCF margin 80.6% 21.5% 81.5%
Operating cash flow margin 80.6% 59.3% 81.5%
Return on equity 16.6% 3.5% –
Return on assets 14.0% 2.2% –
Return on invested capital – 1.6% –
Return on capital employed 15.2% 1.7% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 6.2x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 4.4% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNRPFANGDMLP
Debt / assets 3.6% 18.0% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 1.9x –
Debt / FCF 0.2x 3.4x –
Liabilities / assets 14.2% 37.4% 3.3%
Equity / assets 85.8% 62.6% 96.7%
Interest coverage 22.5x – –
Current ratio 2.1x 0.5x 13.9x
Quick ratio 2.1x 0.4x 13.8x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.1x 10.1x
Altman Z-score – 1.64 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNRPFANGDMLP
Dividend yield 2.7% 2.1% 11.3%
Net buyback yield – 3.1% –
Shareholder yield 2.7% 5.2% 11.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 39.4% 72.3% 140.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 26.3% 32.0% 80.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) -27.4% -6.3% -15.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -25.2% -10.0% -6.9%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusNRPFANGDMLP
Forward P/E 5.9xFY2027 8.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $19.64FY2027 $21.78FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – +62.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -5.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $491.16MFY2027 $18.60BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY – +38.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after – -7.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNRPFANGDMLP
Held by institutions 37.0% 71.6% 22.9%
Institutions holding 76 1,192 154
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +8.6% +6.5%
Institutions buying 30 610 66
Institutions selling 24 395 30
Buyers to sellers 1.25 1.54 2.20

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

NRPFANGDMLP
NRP 1.00 0.03 0.11
FANG 0.03 1.00 0.49
DMLP 0.11 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NRP, FANG and DMLP?

Diamondback Energy (FANG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Natural Resource Partners (NRP) $1.58B, Diamondback Energy (FANG) $51.76B, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) $1.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, NRP, FANG and DMLP?

Natural Resource Partners (NRP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 14.9x, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 35.3x, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 16.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) is cheapest (Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 5.9x, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 8.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Diamondback Energy (FANG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Natural Resource Partners (NRP) -16.2%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) +21.4%, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) +13.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Natural Resource Partners (NRP) has the highest net margin (Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 53.4%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 8.6%, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 43.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Diamondback Energy (FANG) returned the most: Natural Resource Partners (NRP) +10.3%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) +39.5%, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) +12.3%. Over five years, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) compounded fastest (Natural Resource Partners (NRP) +28.8%/yr, Diamondback Energy (FANG) +12.3%/yr, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) +8.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) has the highest dividend yield: Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 0.03%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 0.02%, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 0.09%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) has been the steadiest (Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 21.0%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 32.6%, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 25.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NRP, FANG and DMLP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.